🇨🇭🇭🇺🇪🇺Hungary will hold the EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2024. Swiss President Viola Amherd will meet President Dr. Tamás Sulyok and Prime Minister Orbán Viktor in Budapest this week. admin.ch/gov/en/start/d… #EU2024HU EU Council

#MiddleEast | Switzerland strongly condemns the coordinated attacks from #Iran against #Israel .
 
This attack considerably increases the risks for the region.

🇨🇭 calls on all sides to exert utmost restraint. The spiral of escalation must stop immediately.

Switzerland will host a High-Level Conference on Peace in 🇺🇦

#Peace is at the heart of the Swiss spirit. With its humanitarian tradition 🇨🇭 plays a key role in this quest. 

 🕊️ is not an abstraction, but a call to action that reflects our values and our responsibilities on the…

Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will travel to Dubrovnik, Croatia from April 12th to 13th 🇨🇭🤝🇭🇷

Focus of the trip: a meeting with his counterpart Gordan Grlić Radman to discuss bilateral relations, 🇨🇭-🇪🇺 relations, and the high-level conference on peace in #Ukraine .

I’ve spoken with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський about the Federal Council’s decisions on hosting a high-level Summit on Peace for Ukraine near Lucerne. We discussed the next steps. Switzerland remains committed to supporting Ukraine on the path to a just and lasting peace.

“What happened at Credit Suisse must never happen again,” says Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter. You can find the details of the new government #TooBigToFail banking measures here: admin.ch/gov/en/start/d… EFD_DFF

The Federal Council plans to support the reconstruction of Ukraine with CHF 5 billion before 2036. Press release: admin.ch/gov/en/start/d… Swiss MFA WBF DEFR EAER

Switzerland will continue to support the Green Climate Fund with CHF135 million from 2024-2027. Green Climate Fund funds measures in 130 countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to #ClimateChange . admin.ch/gov/en/start/d… Swiss MFA WBF DEFR EAER FOEN

📢 2 days to go 📢

THIRD INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FORUM SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭

What is #peace ? Peace is different for everyone and it requires us to work TOGETHER.

Join in 👉 opportunities to participate: icforum.swiss

📅 11-12 April 2024
📌 Basel, Switzerland

#ICForumCH

Today marks #IMAD2024 and 1⃣ year since the launch of the 🇨🇭 Action Plan on #MineAction 2023–26.

From mine clearance to risk education, victims assistance or strengthening of local capacities, learn more about #Switzerland 's global activities in 2023 👉 bit.ly/3TLY5zT

#MiddleEast (1/2) | Switzerland expresses its condolences to the families of the 7 employees of World Central Kitchen killed in the #Gaza Strip. Humanitarian actors do essential work and must be protected at all times in accordance with #IHL .

#DidYouKnow that the #SwissCommunity 🇨🇭abroad lives mainly in #Europe ?

According to Statistik Schweiz, around 11% of all Swiss citizens were living abroad at the end of 2023 - almost two thirds of them in Europe.

#SwissEUrelations #MoreThanNeighbors
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The Federal Council has appointed materials science and engineering professor Anna Fontcuberta i Morral as the new president of EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Press release: admin.ch/gov/en/start/d… Anna Fontcuberta i Morral EPFL WBF DEFR EAER

For Switzerland, developing international arms control and disarmament architecture is a priority. Still, the Federal Council has decided not to join the #TPNW #NuclearBan at this time. This report explains why: admin.ch/gov/en/start/d… Swiss MFA Parl CH

#UNSC calls for immediate ceasefire during Ramadan
🇨🇭voted yes as it reflects its key demands:
-An immediate ceasefire
-Respect for #IHL by all parties
-Protection of civilians
-Release of all hostages
-Humanitarian aid access to #Gaza
Full statement: bit.ly/43BiPz8

#MiddleEast (1/2) | #UNSC calls for immediate #ceasefire during Ramadan, leading to lasting sustainable ceasefire.

As co-penholder with all elected members,🇨🇭 welcomes adoption of crucial resolution in view of catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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Switzerland is applying for the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, decided the Federal Council. Participation would give the Swiss Army the chance to expand its international cooperation and further strengthen its defence capabilities. Details: admin.ch/gov/en/start/d…

Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will travel to #Ethiopia , #Djibouti and #Kenya from 17 to 22 March 🇨🇭🤝🇪🇹🇩🇯🇰🇪
 
Focus: bilateral relations, possible paths for a peace process in #Ukraine & regional geopolitical issues 🌍

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